Magnetic properties of Fe embedded in V and Cr:ff Thin films and dilute alloys

We have calculated the magnetic moment of Fe as a function of the number of nearest V and Cr atoms. We find that the Fe magnetic moment disappears in a neighborhood of exclusively V atoms, but remains larger than 1.85${\mathrm{\mu }}_{\mathrm{B}}$ in a Cr neighborhood. This behavior, which is in excellent agreement with experiment, is a result of the pseudogap formed in the bcc state density.